The Fitzrovia Chapel is proud to announce its upcoming exhibition, In Uniform: Stories of Nurses and their Clothing, an insightful and moving exploration of the history and significance of nurses’ uniforms. Curated by Freya Bently and renowned textile historian Dr Jo Horton, this exhibition delves into the complex narratives woven into the fabrics, designs, and...
The Fitzrovia Chapel is proud to announce its upcoming exhibition, In Uniform: Stories of Nurses and their Clothing, an insightful and moving exploration of the history and significance of nurses’ uniforms. Curated by Freya Bently and renowned textile historian Dr Jo Horton, this exhibition delves into the complex narratives woven into the fabrics, designs, and...
The Vintage Weddings Photos Project arose when a social and historical researcher began unearthing the stories of people, place and culture behind the treasures of sepia-tinted photos in secondhand shops around the country. Project founder, Charlotte Sibtain, discovered just how many precious images are lying in boxes and stock rooms and was determined to tell...
Big Brother looms as large in our lives as he did in 1949 when George Orwell introduced him to the world in the novel 1984. With a history of bannings and court challenges, the book still deserves its iconic and provocative reputation. Come and hear the slogans, the Newspeak, the fiction turned fact in this...
Nobel Prize-winner and political campaigner Doris Lessing was a novelist, playwright, poet, short story writer biographer and librettist. From 1958 to 1962, she lived in Fitzrovia, paying £5 a week in rent. Come and listen to some of the words that made her reputation as one of the world’s most admired writers in our free Wireless...
